The Dillon tribune., 1887-09-16

The clouds leaked profusely last Sunday
and SO did some roofs about town.
Eastman 4 Holden have had an enor.
nous trade in fishing tackle this season.
The different city fruit stores have now
the finest assortment OF fruits to be found
any where.
Pondexter & Orr are delivering their
wool clip Of one hundred and fifty sacks
for shipment.
Pedestrians protest against the piles Of
rubbish which are permitted to accumulate
on the side ewalks.
Fidel Huber, manager of the Dillon gun
and jewelry store, reports increasing sales
of guns and ammunition.
Byron Cunnard will soon begin the erec.
tion Of u neat residence on Washington
street, just south Of Chas. Conger's.
The militia boys are having an easy
time Of it nowadays, as the weekly drill
is cut short on account of darkness.
IT,. White, photographer, will reopen
his Eagle Rock gallery in few weeks, at.
ter he gets through his work in Glendale.
The mines Of the Argenta district are
looking we'll. The operated mines are
producing we'll, and considerable develop.
ing work is going on.
a new set Of rollers was put on the
| TRIBUNE steam press last week, which
caused an immense improvement in the
appearance Of the paper.
Ioe 4. Browne has added a paragraph to
his stock brand card, in which he offers a
reward OF $1oo tor the apprehension Of
cattle thieves.
Deputy Assessor Eastman is waiting on
the tax payers Of Dillon, and getting their
wealth down in black and white, with an
affidavit attached to make it binding in law.
Fred Wick has coal advertisement in
this issue Of the TRIBUNE. The prices II
coal have been somewhat reduced, and a
better assortment will be kept than here.
tofore.
Perry Kline has opened a new butcher
shop on the corner Of Montana and Ban.
mack streets. Everything is neat in the
new shop, and there is fine display OF
meats on the hooks and blocks.
a new steam hoist has been received a,
the freight depot for the Noble Mining Co
at Colfax, Madison county. The hoist is
a double modern pattern and is nice
piece Of mining machinery.
Some neat advertising circulars fo'
Moore & Gushing were turned out Of the
TRIBUNE job department this week. This
firm is having a satisfactory trade in boots
and shoes, in which it deals exclusively.
1t will be remembered that the Utah anc
Northern track in the vicinity of Marke
Lake was nearly submerged by the high
water last spring. To guard against dan
ger from that cause the grade for severa
miles north and south Of that place is be
ing raised.
Thomas Loughridge, who lives just be
low the city, was thrown from buckinl
horse on Saturday evening, and wa; con
siderably injured by the horse jumping or
his left breast. The bruises have not con
fined Mr. l.. to his house, but they ART
: very painful.
The foot race on Sunday drew a larg'
congregation. The day was not as favora
Bile as desired, being raw, wet and cold
Both men, Vickers and tishburn, workes
, an hour trying to get off. The crowd grew
impatient, and if it hadn't been Sunda,
5 some swearing would have been done. Fl
t nally Vickers ran through, and the judge
awarded him the race and stakes. Ate
the race there was some wordy disputes
which ended with rything being quie
. on the bloody Blacktai.
Since the adjournment OF the Board o
Commissioners matters at the Court llous
are more quiet. McGough hasn't got
new muzzle yet and the old o ne don't ho
=. talk any more. Tom Jones is ponder'n
e over the proposition that "coming event
- cast their shadows before Bob Wing !
cogitating over an unwr;tten au'obiogra
, phy. Judge Melton is murmuring an
9 humming "Baby Mine Rote is on drrs
parade Parke is reticent, and the d'lapid
+, ated old Court House looks like the las
rose Of summer blooming alone.